American Constitutional Law: Introductory Essays and Selected Cases 16th Edition

William McCardle was ______. a. a federal judge b. a Supreme Court justice c. an ex-Confederate general d. a newspaper editor Answer: d Answer: d Answer: d The defendants in Dennis v. United States had been convicted of violating the _____. a. Solomon Amendment b. Enforcement Act of 1870 c. Smith Act of 1940 d. None of the above Answer:

Dartmouth College v. Woodward involved _____. a. the due proess clause b. the commerce clause c. the contract clause d. presidential power Answer: c Answer: c Answer: c The opinion of the Court in Charles River Bridge Co. v. Warren Bridge Co. was written by _____. a. Chief Justice Marshall b. Justice Story c. Andrew Jackson d. Chief Justice Taney

Justice _____ wrote in Schenck v. U.S. (1919) that "[t]he most stringent protection of free speech would not protect a man in falsely shouting fire in a theater, and causing a panic." a. Edward T. Sandford b. Louis D. Brandeis c. Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. d. Stephen J. Field Answer: c Answer: c Answer: c In Bowers

Gonzales v. Carhart involved a statute similar to one the Court had struck down in 2000 in _____. a. Roe v. Wade b. Washington v. Glucksberg c. Stenberg v. Carhart d. Lawrence v. Texas Answer: c Answer: c Answer: c Which of the following is the best example of symbolic speech? a. The expletive "f---

The majority opinion in Miranda v. Arizona (1966) was authored by _____. a. Chief Justice Earl Warren b. Justice William Brennan c. Justice Potter Stewart d. Justice Hugo Black Answer: a Answer: a Answer: a Who wrote the majority opinion in McDonald v. City of Chicago? a. Justice Kagan b. Justice Alito c. Chief Justice Roberts d. Justice Souter

Vieth v. Jubelirer concerned _____. a. districting in New Jersey b. gerrymandering c. racial discrimination d. policies that favored Pennsylvania Democrats Answer: b Answer: b Answer: b Who wrote the opinion of the Court in Ex parte McCardle? a. Justice Grier b. Chief Justice Marshall c. Chief Justice Taney d. Chief Justice Chase Answer: d Answer: d Answer: d In Roper v. Simmons

In Furman v. Georgia (1972), justices _____ and _____ stated their view that the death penalty is inherently "cruel and unusual punishment." a. White; Rehnquist b. Warren; Stewart c. Blackmun; Burger d. Marshall; Brennan Answer: d Answer: d Answer: d Home Building & Loan Association v. Blaisdell involved a challenge to statute in _____. a. Michigan b. Minnesota c. Wisconsin d.